Allan vs Daren
Allan and Darencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1994, Allan was ranked #342 and Daren #247 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Allan was ranked #1951 and Daren #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Allan and Daren over time
Allan and Daren appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Allan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Daren in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Daren reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Allan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Allan and Daren changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1968 and 1994, ending at #342 and #247.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Allan #897 in 2010, Daren #2126 in 2009.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1968–1994
Allan held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Daren in 2.
Highest recorded here: Allan #121 in 1974, Daren #126 in 1970.
The order changed in 1994: Daren moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #205 and #324; by 1994 that had become #342 and #247.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Allan #342, Daren #247.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2000–2024
Allan held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Daren in 0.
Highest recorded here: Allan #897 in 2010, Daren #2126 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Allan #1951, Daren #4270.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Allan | Daren |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allan and Daren both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #323 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #418 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Daren
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1994
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1968–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys